redracer77 Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I got an Acarichthys heckelii last week and last night it is gasping a lot. I picked it up in chch thurs afternoon and got back to Nelson with it Friday morning, Friday night it was still looking a little bit stressed. I did a 30% water change on Saturday and it looked better within hours. Sunday it looked great, it had coloured up well and was eating, no gasping. Monday evening it was gasping a lot but still good colours, still swimming fine. Water tested PH 6.8 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate ~5ppm (from dosing ferts for plants) I don't have many medications here just metro and levamisole. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I don't know what kind of fish this is :oops: But, just to aid others who do, could post such things as: -tank size? -filter? -other fish? -tank temp? Caper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 I don't know what kind of fish this is :oops: Caper google threadfin heckelii -tank size? 120cm 300L planted -filter? Fluval 405 & CF1200 -other fish? Plecos, tetras, etc all fine -tank temp? 27C Also air pump running 24/7 since I introduced this fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Does it show blood streaking at the bottom of fins? (not open sores but kind of blood visible under the skin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted July 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Does it show blood streaking at the bottom of fins? (not open sores but kind of blood visible under the skin) Not that I noticed. Fins looked as expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Shouldn't one quarantine new fish for a few weeks first before introducing them to your existing tanks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hovmoller Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Shouldn't one quarantine new fish for a few weeks first before introducing them to your existing tanks? My guess is that less than 1% of fishkeeper has the capacity to do this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Possibly which is why I don't buy fish at present because I can't quarantine them. One ends up in this situation where you don't know whether the new fish caught something from the existing inhabitants who had developed some resistance, or, whether the stress of moving had lowered the resistance to something which the new fish already had but under control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted July 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Fish is dead this morning. I assume it was mostly caused by the stress of transport, and something it probably already had or been previously exposed to given how quick it went downhill. Shouldn't one quarantine new fish for a few weeks first before introducing them to your existing tanks? I do quarantine most of my fish that I buy, I don't believe quarantining would have changed the outcome in this situation, I have found most fish are usually quite stressed in a quarantine tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 did you check gills for any damage, larger fish can burn away their gills with ammonia during transport especially if they are put in a small amount of water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redracer77 Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Gills looked ok, although I hadn't looked at them before it was gasping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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